Foldable container



Aug. 17 1926. J. P. FARNHAM FOLDABLE CONTAINER Aug. 17,1926. V 1396521.

. VJ. P. FARNHAM FQLDABLE CONTAINER f5 Filed July 25, 1924 2sheets-sheet 2 y'. F I M FI E lj .16 g E JZ 13 l 32 Y fn afferzor:

Jamesffarnmz,

Patented Aug. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES JAMES 1?. FARNI-IAM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

EOLDABLE CONTAINER.

Application filed July 25, 1924. Serial No. 728,158.

The present invention relates to containers formed by foldingand'suitable for the reception of articles at the time of the salethereof or for use by shoppers as shopping bags, and one object of theinventionv is to provide a container vformed by folding1 having a top orclosing flap and a tongue on the closing flap which is adapted to bebent downwardly and passed through registering transverse slots in thefront and rear sheets or sides of the' container and hence carriedupwardly rearwardly of the` rear sheet and extending thereabove forproviding means for grasping the container for transportation and actingas a binding means on the closing flap for holding it in closedposition, the weight of the articles in the container exerting a strainon the fiap and conducing to the binding effect.

Another object is to provide a container of the character described inwhich a portion of the front sheet is overlapped longitudinally of thesheet for reinforcing the front sheet in the longitudinal mid portionthereof and providing a front sheet a portion of which is of doublematerial through which registering transverse slots are cut forengagement therewith of the tongue of the container for the purposeabove mentioned.

Another object is to provide a container of the character describedhaving a ltongue functioning as above stated and which is provided witha base portion for strengthening the closing fiap of the container.

Another object is to provide a container of the character describedhaving a tongue provided with a base portion for strengthening theclosing flap and which has an extension of the base portionforreinforcing the rear sheet of the container and providing with the rearsheet double material through which registering transverse slots are cutfor engagement of the tongue therewith for the purpose above described.

I arcomplish these objects by the invention several of the possibleembodiments of which are described by may of example,

in the subjoined specification and shown in the accompanying drawing inwhich Fig. 1 is afront view of one form of the container.

Fig. 2 is a front view of a container having a body portion orreceptacle portion similar to that shown in Fig. 1, and

having a tongue provided with a base portion for strengthening theclosing flap of the container.

Figi` 3 is a front 'view of a container, the front sheet of which isformed by folding into overlapping relation side portions -of the rearsheet and thereby providing a mid portion of the front sheet of doublematerial through which registering transverse slots are cut, and thetongue has a base portion for strengthening the closing flap and anextension of the base portion for reinforcing the rear sheet andproviding with the rear sheet double material through which registeringtransverse slots are Cut for the purpose before stated. y

Fig. 3a is a detailed sectional view of the upper portion of Fig. 3, onKnete-3a of Fig. 3.

Fig. L is a diagrammatic view showing the manner of the engagement ofthe tongue of the container, with the transverse slots of the containerfor holding the closing flap in closing position, and

Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are blanks for forming by folding the blanks therespective forms of containers.

Similar reference characters denote simiE Y lar parts throughout theseveral views.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 5 the container which is made of any suitablebendable material such as leather, fibre or paper comprises the frontsheet 10 and lthe rear sheet 11 of similar shape and size and formedfrom a single sheet of the material by transversely folding the sheet onits middle line. the line of fold forming the bottom of container. Therear sheet 11 is provided at its top with the closing flap 12 definedfrom the rear sheet by the transverse scoring 13 and in length is thewidth of the rear sheet and in width is suiiicient when folded on thescoring 18 to overlap the front sheet 10 substantially for the width ofthe Hap. The iap 12 is provided on its free side or edge with the tongue14 in this instance integral with the flap. The tongue 14 is providedwith the circular opening 15 for insert-ion thereinY of a finger Aof theuser of the container for carrying purposes, the tongue 14 being definedfrom the flap 12 by the scoring 16. The rear sheet 11 has on its sidesor edges the attaching extensions or wings 17 and 1.8 defined from therear sheet by the lOl) able on these scorings to bring the wings intooverlapping contact with the front face of the front sheet l() and areadhesively or otherwise suitably secured thereto for connectinp; therear and front sheets. The front sheet l0 has therein the transverseslot 21 and the rear sheet 1l has therein. the transverse slot 22 lying,when the sheets are in assembled relatiom directly under or in reg istrywith the slot- 21, the slots 2l and 22 'being of the same dimensions asto lengftli and width. The slot 2l is spaced away in the front sheet 10from the free end of the front sheet l0, when the sheets are in assem-`bled relation by a distance substantially equal to the width of theflap l2, the free edge of the front sheet 'then 'heine' substantially inline with, or slightly below the scoring 13 and the top edges of theregistering' slots 2l and 22 to the top of the 'tongue 1.4ibeing such asto permit the tongue la, when the flap is folded over the front sheet?to be carried downwardly and passed inwardly through the slot-s andthence carried upwardly rearwardly of the rear sheet, thus holding theflap 12 in closing position and aflordingv means for transporting' thecontainer by lfrraspine' the tongue.

Referring' to Figs. 2 and 6, the body or receptacle portion of thecontainer is the same as shown in Fig. l., but the tongue is composed ofmatching parts 23 and 28 which provide a tongue of double material, oneof these parts beine; formed on the flap l2 and the outer being foldahlyconnected at one end to the first part and haring at its opposite endyan extended iportion 2l. which when the parts 23 and 23 are hroueghttogether and adhesively or otherwise suitably secured provides anextended base of sinn'le material for' the tongue which is adhesively orotherwise suitably secured to the flap l2 for strengtheninev the vflap.Flach of the matching parts 22 and 22% has therein a circular' opening'25 25 which when the parts are-in matched relation resister with eachother .for providing means for carrying container. i

lt should be understood that in the construction of tongues shown inFigs. l and 3 .it is within the purview of the invention to malte thetongues separate from the flap .l2 by simply extending; in. the formshown in Fig'. l the lowe end of the sinnle material tongue 14.- and inthe form shown in 2 by extending' as single material the lower end ofthe part 23, and in each instance adhesively or otherwise securing' thisextending' portion to the flap l2, this arrangementbeing thoughtapparent and for this reason not necessary to be shown.

Referring to Figs. 3 and 7, the container formed of a rectangular sheetof material of greater width than length folded at its sides to providea rear sheet 26 Fig. 7 of sing e mate 'ial and a front sheet 27 of thesaine shape and dimensions as the rear sheet and having' alongitudinally extended iniil portion 2F, of double material formed byoverlap folder which the rear sheet 26 is formed. as shown in l? 3 bythe broken lines 29 and the full lines Si), the overlapping portionsheine' adhesively or otherwise suitably secured together and havinfa)Iregistering' transverse slots each 31H31 cut through the niid por` tionthe mid portion in width being; sullicient to extend for a distance oneither side of the slots for providing strengthening' portion adjacentto the slots. rlhe rear sheet '2G has at its lower edeje the flap 32which is foldable over the mid portion and the adjacent portion of thefrontsheet, and is adhesively or otherwise suitably secured thereto for'fastening together the front and rear sheets at their lower ends. Therear sheet 26 is provided at its top with the fold able flap similar tothe Hap l2. The rear sheet has cut therein a transverse slot 34. notconveniently shown in Figi. B. hut seen 7 which registers with the slot3l in the mid portion of the front sheet the arrangement of these slotswhen the sheets are in operable relation. as to the distance thereoffrom the scoring' 35 of the flap being' the saine as stated relative tothe slots of the form of container shown in Fig. l.

The container shown in Figs and 7 has a tongue of double material formedof matching' parts of single material one of said parts having` a baseportion 36 of single material formed similarly to the base portion ofthe container shown in Figs. 2 and 6. rlhe base portion 36 however isextended to provide a reinforcing strip 3? ot single material having atransverse slot 38 therein. The reinforcing' strip S7 is so adapted thatwhen the matching' parts of the tongue are secured together. the baseportion 36 may be carried over and secured tothe flap 33 forstrengthening' the flap and the reinforcing' strip 37 may be carriedover and secured to the rear sheet 26, the slots 34 of the rea sheet and38 of the reinforcing strip registering' and the double material thusprovided by the rear sheet and reinforcing` strip serving` to strengthenthese slots for sustaining the strain and wear of the engagement of thetongue therein, while the double material provided by the mid portion 28of the 'front sheet strengthens the slots 3l thereof for the samepurpose@ The hlank Fin'. 5, for forming' the oontainer shown in Fig'. l.has a main portion of oblong shape comprising' the front sheet sectionl0 and the rear sheet section l1 deiined therefrom by the transversescoring' 39. The rear sheet section il has on its sides the attachingwins` sections 1'? and 18 defined from the rear sheet section by theportions of the sheetfroni parallel scorings 19 and 20 and has on itsupper side or edge the flap section 12 defined therefrom by thetransverse scoring 13. rlheV verse. slot 22, so arranged that when the`sheets are in folded relation these slots will register.

The blank Fig. 6,for forming the con-v tainer shown in Fig. 2, in itsmain portion attaching wing sections `and flap section is similar to theblanlr'last described, but the flap section V12 has thereon a tonguecomposed of matching parts 23 and 23 defined from each otherbyv thetransverse scoring 40, each matching part having therein a circularopening 25 and .25',which openings register when the parts are inmatching relation, and the matching part 23 is extended to provide thebase portion 24.

The blank Fig. 7, forl forming the container shown in Fig. 3, has amainor body portion of oblong shape comprising the rear sheet section 26and the side fold front sheet sections 41 and 42, defined from the rearsheet section by the parallel longitudinal scorings 43 and 44, the sidefold sections having near their tops adjacent to their outer edges thetransverse slots 31 and 31', and the rear sheet section having in itsmiddle longitudinal line near its top the transverse slot l34, the slots31, 31"`and 34 registering when the rear sheet section and side foldfront sheet sections are in folded relation. The rear sheet section 26has at its bottomthe flap section 32 defined therefrom by the transversescoring 45 and has at its top the flap section 33 defined therefrom bythe transverse scoring 35. The flap sectionr-33 has thereon a tonguecomposed of the match,- ing parts 46 and 46 defined from each other bythe transverse scoring 47, each matching part having therein av circularopening 48-48 which openings register when the parts are in matchingrelation. Thermatching part 46 is extended to provide.V the base portion36 which in turn is extended to provide the reinforcing strip 37 havinga traverse slot 38 therein which registers with the slot 34 of the rearsheet section 26 when the reinforcing strip `and rear .sheet section aresecured together infolded operative relation.

vIt is within the purview of the invention that -the blank portions forforming the tongues and parts cooperating therewith shown in Figs. 6 and7 can be made separate from the' main blank portions and that thetongues can be adhesively or otherwise suitably secured to t-he top flapsection of the rear sheet section to form-the container. A

Having thus described my invention, it

should be understood that there may be modifications thereof andvariations therein without departing from the spirit of the invention orexceeding the scope of the appended claims.

lWhat I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a foldably formed container, sheets secured together to form thefront and back of the receptacle portion of the container, a fiap on theback sheet foldably engageable over the front sheet for closing thecontainer, each Vof said sheets having a slot therein adjacent to saidflap and said slots registering wth each other when the sheets are inassembled relation, and foldably connected matching tongue parts ofsingle material on the free end edge of the flap and extendingtransversely to said edge and when folded on their connection forming atongue of double material` adapted to be passed, when the flap is inclosing position, through said slots from one side of the container tothe other side thereof and carried upwardly above the top edge of thecontainer for holding said flap in closing position, saidinatching partseach having an aperture therein and these apertures registering andproviding a finger hold of double material when the matching parts arein folded form and in position for holding the Hap closed.

2. In a foldably formed container, a front sheet having a transverseslot therein, a rear sheet having a transverse slot therein, flap on therear sheet foldably engageable over the front sheet for. closing thecontainer, and a tongue on the free end edge of said flap and composedof foldably connected matching tongue parts, said slots each beingspaced away in the front and rear sheets fromthe line of fold of theflap by distance equal to the width of thexiiap and registering when thesheets are in assembled relation, and said matching tongue parts whenthe flap is in closing position being adapted in length tol be passedthrough the registering slots from the front to the rear. of the sheetsand thence carried upwardly eXteriorly rof the container to a pointabove the top edge of the closed container for holding the iiap inclosing'posr tion and for transporting the container.

3. In a container formed by folding, front and rear sheets, a flap on anend of the rear sheet and engagealolev over the front sheet for closingthe container, and a member consisting of a tongue portion appurtenantto the free end edge of theflap and of double material formed lbymatching parts of singleinateriah said member having a base extension ofsingle material for reinforcing the flap, said tongue portion when theflap is in closing'position being engageable with registering transverseslots el O in thesheets and passing inwardly through said slots fromoneside of the container to the otherv side thereof and outwardly from saidother side and upwardly exteriorly of the container to a point above thet-op edge of the container for holding the flap in closing position andconstituting a handle for the container.

4. In a container, sheets. foldable to provide the front and rear sidesof the container and provided with slots registering with each otherwhen the sheets are folded, a flap on the end edge of one of the sheetsand foldable for closing the container, and

Y a foldable member on the free end edge of the flap and consisting of atongue portion of double material formed by matching parts of singlematerial, one of said parts having thereon a base portion having anextension provided with a slot, said base portion when the sheets arefolded being secured to the flap and said extension secured to the rearside of the container, the slot of said extension then registering withthe slots of the folded sheets.

5. In a container formed by folding, front and rear sheets, a flap on anend of the rea-r'sheety and engageable over the front sheet for closingthe container, and a member consisting of a tongue portion appurtenantto the free end edge ofthe flap and of double material formed bymatching parts of single material, saidr member having a base extensionof single material with w a transverse slot therein, said tongue portionwhen the flap is in closing position being engageable with registeringtransverse slots in the sheets and engageable with the slot of saidextension registering with said slots and passing inwardly through theslots of the sheets and base extension from one side of the container tothe other side thereof and outwardly from said other side and upwardlyeXteriorly of the container for holding the iiap in closing position andconstituting a handle for the container.

6. In a container formed by folding, front and rear sheets, a iap on anend of the rear sheet and engageable over the front sheet for closingthe container, and a member consisting of a tongue portion appurtenantto the free end edge of the flap and of double material Jformed bymatching parts of single material, said memberhaving a base eXtension ofsingle material with a transverse slot therein, said tongue portion whenthe flap is in closing position being engageable with registeringtransverse slots in theV sheets and engageable with the slot of saidextension registering with said slots and passing inwardly through theslots of the sheets and base extension from one side',A of the containerto the other side thereof and outwardly from said other side andupwardly exteriorly of the container to a point above the top edge ofthe container for holding` the flap in closing position and constitutinga handle for the container, said slots being spaced away on the sheetsfrom the top edges of the sheets and said slot of the baseextensionbeing spaced away from the free end edge of the extension by adistance equal to the width of the Hap.y

7. In a container formed by folding', comprising a rear sheet of singlematerial and a front sheet having a longitudinal portion of doublematerial formed by overlapping portions of the sheet, the rear sheethaving a transverse slot therein and the front sheet having registeringtransverse slots in said longitudinal portion, the slots of therespective sheets registering with each other when the sheets are inassembled relation, a flap on the rear sheet foldably engageable overthe front sheet for closing the container, a tongue of double materialformed by matching parts of single materialand extending outwardly fromthe free endv edge of said flap, a base extension of single material onone of said matching parts, and a reinforcing strip of single materialon said base extension having a transverse slot therein, said baseextension providing whenthe matching parts of the tongue are inassembled relation reinforcement for said Hap, and said reinforcingstrip providing double material for the rear sheet around and adjacentto the transverse slot thereof and the transverse slot of said stripthen registering with the slot of the rear sheet.

8. In a fol'dably formed container having front and rear sides and anopen end, a iap for closing said end, a tongue on the free end edge ofsaid flap and composed of foldably connected matching tongue parts, andregistering tongue-receiving slots in said front and rear sides wherebytol lock said flap in closing positionby passing the foldably connectedends of the tongue parts when the parts are' in matching relationthrough said slots from one side of the container tothe other sidethereof and carryingl upwardly exteriorly of the container the foldablyconnected ends ofthe matching tongue parts for providing a handle forthe container. l i

9. A blank for forming a container by folding theA blank on'V scoringsthereon, the blank having an oblong main portion comprising a rear sheetsection and side' fold sections for forming a front sheet sectiondefined from the rear sheet section' by parallel longitudinalscorings,the rearrsheetsection having" a transverse slot nearrits upperend and lthe side fold sections each having a transverse slot near'its"vupp'er'end and near itsV free edges, 'the slots ofthe rear sheet sectionandthe slots of the side fold sections registering when the rear sheetand side fold sections arev in assembled relation, a flap section on thelower end of the rear sheet section defined therefrom by'. a transversescoring, a iiap section on the upper end of the rear sheet denedtherefrom by a transverse scoring, matching tongue parts one of which isconnected to the last mentioned flap section and dened therefrom by atransverse scoring and the other of which is connected to v'the firstpart in end to end relation therewith and defined therefrom by atransverse scoring and has on its opposite end a base extension forreinforcing the last mentioned flap section, and a reinforcing strip forthe rear sheet section connected to the base eXtension and having atransverse slot therein registering with the transverse slot of the rearsheet section when said strip is in reinforcing position.

10. In a container, sheets folda-ble to provide the front and rear sidesof the Container andV provided with transverse slots registering witheach other when the sheets are folded, a ap on the end edge of one ofthe sheets and foldable for closing the container, said-transverse slotsbeing spaced away from the adjacent end edges of the sheets by adistance substantially equal to the width of the flap, and a foldablemember on the free end edge of the flap and consisting of a tongueportion of double material formed by matching parts of single material,one of said parts having thereon a base portion having an extensionprovided with a transverse slot spaced away from the adjacent end edgeof the extension by a distance substantially equal to the width of saidflap, said base portion when the sheets are folded being secured to theiiap and said extension secured to the rear side of the container, theslot of said extension then registering with the slots of the foldedsheets.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this23rd day of July A. D. 1924.

JAMES P. FARNHAM.

